[2] It is in charge of promoting the sport in Algeria, organizes international matches for the national team, and is involved in educating and training players and officials.

Their best result to date was a 50-0 win against Egypt and Libya,[citation needed] both in a Cairo international tournament in 2010.

During the beginning of the 2000s, The Algerian Rugby Clubs Committee was established to revive the discipline before creating the federation.

On 17 November 2015 the federation was created in Algiers during a constitutive general assembly chaired by Mustapha Larfaoui, honorary president of the Algerian Olympic and Sports Committee and attended by representatives of 18 clubs of 16 wilayas.

In December 2016, Benhassen reported that they would begin a national ruby championship among 20 rugby union club teams, starting in 2017.